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Papers of Dr Anna ('Nan') Shepherd 1981). Born in Cults, she was educated in Aberdeen and became a lecturer in English at Aberdeen College of Education. She wrote poems in Scots and English and three novels as well as articles for magazines and journals. MS.27438 Correspondence, 1896-1980, n.d., including letters, 1952, 1957, from David Murison, the editor of the Scottish National Dictionary, on linguistic matters, and a series of letters, 1957-61, of Sir Alexander Gray about his contributions to the Aberdeen University Review, of which Nan Shepherd was the editor. 40 ff. Folio and under. MS.27439-40 Commonplace book, 1907-70, n.d. MS.27439 contains mostly poetry MS27440 is mainly prose with some historical and literary notes. Octavo. MS.27439 'Gleanings'. 1907-47, n.d. 148 ff. MS.27440. 'My Medley Book'. 1911-70, n.d. 108 ff. MS.27441 Notebook containing copies, ?1933, by Nan Shepherd of her own poems. The date of composition, 1.915-33, is given in many cases. Most of the poems were published in her collection In the Cairngorms. Edin. and Lond. 1934 There are some corrections in the manuscript and a few of the titles differ from those in the published version. Several folios have been cut out at the beginning. 41 ff. Octavo. MS.27442 (i) Manuscripts and one typescript of poems by Nan Shepherd, 1911-50, nd (f.l) (ii) Printed and typescript copies of poems by other poets, 1938-[1978]; n.d. (f.6) (iii) Miscellaneous papers, 1934-49, n.d. (f.42). 52 ff. Folio and under. MS.27443 Press-cuttings, 1914-77, n.d., of articles by and concerning Nan Shepherd 59 ff. Folio and under. MS.27444 A copy of In the Cairngorms, 1934, with a poem to Nan Shepherd, 'The Traveller' by Elspet Smith, 1919, written on the back flyleaf. Octavo. MS.27445 A copy of On the hill of Marcus. Aberdeen, 1977, inscribed by the author. Octavo.
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